MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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North Africa, led by Algeria, seen as emerging arms market
Oct 28, 2013 (UPI)
North Africa is expected to become a key defense market, led by regional military heavyweight Algeria, increasingly the linchpin of the battle against al-Qaida ...
BAE, hit by defense cuts, pins hopes on Mideast jet sales
Oct 25, 2013 (UPI)
BAE Systems, Britain's leading defense company with major interests in the United States, is counting on securing big fighter jet sales in the Middle East to se...
Turkey PM defends Chinese missile choice but says deal not final
Oct 23, 2013 (AFP)
The Turkish prime minister on Wednesday defended a controversial decision to enter talks with China to buy Turkey's first long-range anti-missile system, but sa...
US Army chief warns budget cuts could have dire effect
Oct 21, 2013 (AFP)
A top commander warned Monday that looming budget cuts and misguided military planning could potentially cripple the US Army if reductions in troop levels are t...
Iraq gets Russian arms shipments under landmark $4.4B deal
Oct 21, 2013 (UPI)
As Iraq's government grapples with a rising al-Qaida insurgency in which thousands have been killed, officials say the military has started taking delivery of R...
US generals face tougher scrutiny for personal conduct
Oct 19, 2013 (AFP)
For cases ranging from adultery to illegal gambling, US generals are facing tough punishment for personal misconduct in an online era that has placed the top br...
Lockheed cuts 600 jobs, says not linked to shutdown
Oct 17, 2013 (AFP)
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin said Thursday it will lay off 600 US workers in its missions systems and training business, in a move not linked to the gover...
Russia reports surge in S. America arms sales
Oct 16, 2013 (UPI)
Russia is reporting a new surge in arms sales in Latin America after talks in Peru and Brazil this week and moves elsewhere in the region toward increased milit...
Russian defense minister due in Brazil for talks
Oct 15, 2013 (AFP)
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will meet with Brazilian officials Wednesday following Brasilia's decision to buy surface-to-air missile batteries from M...
Congress restores US military death benefits
Oct 10, 2013 (AFP)
Congress moved Thursday to reinstate US military death benefits, after the government shutdown halted the payments to grieving families of US soldiers killed on...
US military turns to charity to fund death benefits
Oct 09, 2013 (AFP)
The Pentagon said Wednesday it had turned to a private charity to fund death benefits for families of US soldiers killed on duty after the government shutdown f...
UTC cancels worker furloughs, Lockheed scales back layoffs
Oct 07, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. Defense Department's recall of most of its furloughed civilian workers has caused a rethink of planned layoffs by contractors for the time being. Unite...
US Navy commander sacked in widening bribery scandal
Oct 04, 2013 (AFP)
A US naval commander has been sacked over his alleged links to an elaborate bribery scandal that involved prostitutes, luxury travel and multimillion-dollar gov...
US shutdown threatens defense contractors
Oct 04, 2013 (AFP)
Defense companies warned Friday they are days away from placing thousands of workers on unpaid leave if the US government shutdown drags on and halts arms manuf...
US military braces for full effect of shutdown
Oct 02, 2013 (AFP)
The US government shutdown had no drastic effect on the military Tuesday but if it remains in place everything from ship repairs to combat training will be disr...
UN Security Council passes first resolution on small arms trade
Sep 27, 2013 (AFP)
The UN Security Council passed its first resolution Thursday on restricting the trade in illicit small arms, but Russia refused to back the measure. Russia was ...
US troops won't get paid during shutdown: Pentagon
Sep 27, 2013 (AFP)
The US military's nearly 1.4 million troops will stay on the job in the case of a government shutdown but they will not get paid, the Pentagon said Friday. And ...
US, biggest exporter, signs landmark UN arms treaty
Sep 25, 2013 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama's administration signed a UN treaty Wednesday to track exports of firearms and other conventional weapons, offering a major boost to t...
Israel privatizes oldest defense firm, nets $5.7B
Sep 20, 2013 (UPI)
The board of state-owned Israel Military Industries, maker of the famous Uzi submachine gun and one of Israel's leading weapons manufacturers, has approved a lo...
DSCA outlines foreign military sales program
Sep 20, 2013 (UPI)
U.S. foreign military sales deals hit a record $69.1 billion in fiscal 2012 with Saudi Arabia's order of F-15s accounting for a major portion of it. The U.S. De...
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